“The Spirit Cried… Hosanna to the Lord”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
Surely the heavens rejoice over one with implicit faith like that of Nephi. The word Hosanna is both an exclamation of praise and a plea for deliverance. It means literally, “Save, O God; save, we pray!” The Spirit here rejoiced in Nephi’s expression of faith: “Blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God.”

“They Shall Go Away into Everlasting Fire”

In speaking of the “lake of fire and brimstone” associated with the sate of mind of one in hell, Joseph Smith taught: “A man is his own tormenter and his own condemner. Hence the saying, They shall go into the lake that burns with fire and brimstone. The torment of disappointment in the mind of man is as exquisite as a lake burning with fire and brimstone. I say, so is the torment of man.” (Teachings, p. 357.)

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1

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